# Preview mini: Image & PDF tool — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Preview mini by Marian Koenig, rated 4.30/5 from 211 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/preview-mini-image-and-pdf-tool/id1593078015/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/preview-mini-image-and-pdf-tool/id1593078015.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 153 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of Preview mini? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Useful application, replaces MS Paint - 💡 Video tutorials are helpful - 🚀 Makes life easier - 👍 Wonderful and powerful iPad app - 👍 Great replacement for Preview (almost) - 👍 Very clean and straightforward app - 👍 Makes iPad more versatile - 👍 Good value for money - 👍 Easy to use and practical - 👍 Mimics Mac's Preview app - 👍 Brilliant for PDFs on iPad - 👍 Excellent and independent - 👍 Great for editing PDFs - 👍 Easy to use, glad to find it - 👍 Always using it, great app - 👍 Exports to other apps - 👍 Invaluable for business travel - 👍 Removes passwords on PDFs - 👍 Helps with transition from Mac to iPad - 👍 One-time payment appreciated - 👍 Nice, just what I needed - 👍 Fills a gap on iPad - 👍 Perfect tool for Mac to iPad transition - 👍 Useful for smaller image edits - 👍 Developer responsive to suggestions - 👍 Great utility, works like a charm - 👍 No other app does this - 👍 Super app, super developer - 👍 Easy to use, clear user guidance - 👍 Great for quick edits on iOS - 👍 Clean and straightforward **Cons** - 🐛 Changes not saved on iPad - 🐛 Does not export PDF as picture - 🐛 Difficult to use on iPad - 🐛 Crashing the app on large PDFs - 🐛 Only allows acting on one page at a time - 🐛 Not better than glorified Apple version - 🐛 Application is useless - 🐛 App is garbage, unable to do anything - 🐛 No common features with Mac Preview - 🐛 Missing split-screen capability - 🐛 Missing tiled printing option - 🐛 Missing export multiple edited images - 🐛 Markup options lack straight line - 🐛 Hidden IAP for full version - 🐛 Overly inflated prices - 🐛 High cost for non-professionals - 🐛 Missing advertised IAP - 🐛 Copy & Paste transparent objects missing - 🐛 Image editing options basic - 🐛 Undo functionality (Ctrl-Z) missing - 🐛 Cannot paste one image on top of another - 🐛 Slide show functionality missing - 🐛 No presentation modes - 🐛 Continuous glitches, app shuts down - 🐛 Basic, iPhone has built-in features - 🐛 PDF cropping not same as Preview - 🐛 Cannot paste as shown in preview - 🐛 PDF editing difficult, cannot rotate/crop - 🐛 App hangs, lost work - 🐛 File export only in paid version - 🐛 Payment issues with Apple - 🐛 No difference between free and full version - 🐛 Cannot type letter 'y' in documents - 🐛 No free trial period - 🐛 Errors when trying to buy full version - 🐛 Basic image editor, nothing great - 🐛 No option to select fonts - 🐛 Does not support share dialog - 🐛 Light UI mode looks strange - 🐛 Cannot do to PDF what can be done to images **Commonly reported bugs** - Changes not saved when attaching to email - App errors out on large PDFs and crashes - App shuts down during photo editing, unsaved work lost - Cannot type the letter 'y' in documents - Payment issues with Apple, requires new credit card data - Pro version not activated after deduction, amount not refunded - Errors when trying to buy the full version - Small glitch with 'cut' upon install - PDF cropping is not the same as Preview - Cannot paste as shown in preview videos - App hangs during PDF editing, lost entire work - No difference found between free and full version after purchase - File export only works with paid version **Most requested features** - Split-screen or slide-over capability - Export PDF as picture (JPG, etc.) - Ability to paste one image on top of another - Ctrl-Z for quick undo - Straight line option for markup - Tiled printing option - Export multiple edited images at once - Dark mode option - Advanced analytics dashboard - Ability to add PDF to share sheet - Copy & Paste transparent objects - More advanced image editing options - Slide show functionality - Presentation modes for PDFs - Ability to rotate and crop PDFs - Full screen slide mode - PDF filling functionality - Selectable fonts - Improve PDF cropping - Use in extension window for quick edits - Allow users to quickly edit inside the extension window - Support for share dialog - Improve light UI mode - Allow users to do to PDF what can be done to images (rotate, cut, add text) - Ability to change font size - Ability to remove highlighting - Better file management applet ## Newest reviews (13 of 67) ### 4/5 — Great but needs split screen capability *2025-11-12, version 5.2* I love this app it works great, but it desperately needs split-screen or slide-over capability. I like to have a pdf open on one side and to write summary notes in another app. But there would be lots of other useful applications for that feature too. ### 4/5 — Thanks *2025-06-20, version 4.6* Thank you! Makes my life easier! ### 4/5 — Etwas schwieriger zu benutzen als auf dem Desktop *2025-02-14, version 4.0* Sobald es ans Umsortieren von Seiten geht, hakelt es etwas. Liegt allerdings auch an der eigenwilligen iPad-Interaktion generell. Insgesamt jedoch ein brauchbares Helfertool. ### 4/5 — Very Familiar *2025-02-09, version 3.9.3* It’s not quite Apple’s Preview, but it’s great for redistributing pages or removing a few pages. It’s not perfect yet; one large PDF errors out when I scrub through it in edit page mode (crashing the app, and logging me out). Likewise, it only allows acting on one page at a time. ### 2/5 — Looks nice but yet to use as advertised IAP’s are missing *2024-08-02, version 3.7* I’m scared to try this out as they have hidden away the 99p unlock for the full version which probably has limits but would suit an occasional user like me perfectly and only have a much more expensive option and their other apps will bill you if you use or fail to delete which is a bit shady imo. I’d of been happy paying for the lower advertised IAP and using very occasionally and am kind of gutted that they have done it to this. I have full versions of their other apps which I like but watching most devs pick sub models and overly inflating prices is just sad. They should have a free version which is for those who use very occasionally and maybe have ads in that basic plan,then the missing one without ads and a few more limits. But the only offering is to high in costs,unless photography is your profession and you’ll be using it daily then you’ll probably be happy with that. Please think of all users not just the professional photographers. And where is that missing advertised IAP? I’ll take one if still available and then I’ll use it and can review with more detail on features. I am a fan of your apps… ### 3/5 — No tiled printing option *2024-07-30, version 3.7* I purchased the full version hoping to be able to use this to print my patterns from my iPad. But there’s no option to print tiled. ### 3/5 — Gutes Konzept *2024-07-05, version 3.6* Die App fehlte am iPad definitiv. Mir fehlt jedoch noch eine Möglichkeit, wie am Mac per Copy&Paste transparente Objekte in Fotos einfügen zu können. Überhaupt sind die Bildbearbeitungsoptionen näher bei den Bordmitteln in iOS als wirklich schon beim Mac. Schade, sonst hätte ich die Pro-Version erworben! ### 2/5 — Almost Works *2024-06-24, version 3.6* This app could be useful, and a substitute for Preview, but it lacks some simple but essential features. The biggest flaw is that while you can import multiple photos to edit at once, you cannot export multiple edited images at once. Needing to save and export each photo individually is not functional for our needs. Also, for the markup option, there needs to be a straight line, the only options are an arrow, rectangle or circle. Tried the premium version and these issues still exist. ### 4/5 — Great replacement for Preview (almost) *2024-06-08, version 3.4* This app would get 5 stars from me if and when it: (A) allows me to paste one image on top of another as Mark-up does on iPad and as Preview does on Mac. Sometimes I need a ‘picture in picture’ effect and I can’t do this with PreviewMin; and (B) allows me to use Ctrl-Z to quickly ‘undo’. Other than those two tweaks, it is so much like Mac Preview to make it very helpful in my iPad workflow. ### 3/5 — Slide Show Funktionalität fehlt *2024-05-19, version 3.4* Die App ist solide programmiert, aber für mich ich Vorschau nicht so sehr ein Ausschneide- und Bearbeitungstool, dafür gibt es viel mächtigere Apps, sondern eben ein Anschau- und Präsentationstool. Auch Vorschau nutze ich in erster Linie für Slide Show oder zum Durchscrollen eben von importiertem Photos. Ein vernünftiger Vollbild- Slide Modus wäre extrrem willkommen. Gut ist das pdf nativ gut integriert sind, aber eben, wenn man das pdf dann auf den Beamer tun will, fehlern Umblätter und sonstige Effekte, man kann nur scrollen, dafür hat es Acrobat Reader, der ist aber nun eher zum Lesen. Fazit es fehlen Präsentationsmöglichkeiten der Vorschau App auf dem Mac. ### 3/5 — Not quite perfect *2024-03-13, version 3.3.2* This might be due to a lack of documentation, but I was looking for the ability to sort photos by name and present a slideshow as you can with Preview. ### 4/5 — Excellent and independent *2024-01-14, version 3.3.1* App to use everyday on my iPad. I am master degree student. Developer has quickly responded to questions and suggestions. File management applet is missing or to be improved. ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2024-01-09, version 3.3* I've been looking for an app for my iPhone that would mimic the preview app on the Mac. I finally found one! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Changes not saved *2025-08-15, version 5.1* On iPad . I open pdfs, make changes. But when I attach it an email, the changes have not been saved. ### 1/5 — Scam - does not do what it claims *2025-05-01, version 4.4* Just a warning. This is really not better than a glorified version of what Apple does. It does NOT let you export a pdf file as a picture - jpg or otherwise like claimed and like you can easily do with Preview app on laptop with MacOS. Save your money! I got scammed, you don’t need to. ### 1/5 — Une appui qui ne sert à rien *2024-12-03, version 3.9.1* Je croyais pouvoir constituer des dossiers pdf. Mais ce n’est pas le cas. Une application totalement inutile. $$$ de perdu. ### 1/5 — App is horrible *2024-11-15, version 3.9* This app is garbage, unable to do anything. Waste of money ### 1/5 — This application has no common features with Preview for MacOS *2024-08-30, version 3.8* You will not similar features. ### 1/5 — 999 deducted for pro but not activated *2024-06-04* Amount was deducted however the pro not installed quoting some error. The amount not refunded. Please look into this. **Developer response:** Hi, have you tried to tap the „Restore purchase“ button? Please just send a mail to support@preview-mini.com and we will find a satisfying and fast solution. Kind regards, Marian Koenig ### 1/5 — Continuous Glitches *2024-05-09, version 3.4* Multiple times while editing photos the app has shut out and sends my IPad to the Home Screen without saving the prior work that had been done. Very frustrating. ### 1/5 — Basic *2024-01-08, version 3.3* Want a refund, this is very basic; my iPhone has all this built into its photo editing. ### 1/5 — Nul *2023-07-04, version 2.9.1* Pas le droit aux captures d’écran , partagé sans payer ### 1/5 — Nicht ohne Zahlversion *2023-05-27, version 2.9.1* Ein Dateiexport funktioniert nur gegen Anschaffung der Bezahlversion. Und da gibt es eine seltsame Meldung, der die funktionierende Zahlweise über Apple nicht akzeptiert und neue Kreditkartendaten fordert… nix für mich ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Most useful Application ❤️ *2026-05-17, version 5.4* This is one of the most useful application.Before this i had to use Ms Paint on windows but thats over now.The video tutorial is very helpful , and finally the updates that keep this alive so many years. You are one of the Best Developers. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-07-31, version 5.0.1* I love this app ### 5/5 — Wonderful and powerful iPad app *2025-01-24, version 3.9.3* Extremely useful photo editing app for iPad ### 5/5 — Dieses Tool ist super. Doch ich vermisse etwas. *2024-08-17, version 3.8* Diese App ist klasse. Doch im pdf Lesemodus vermisse ich das blättern von rechts nach links in Doppelseiten Ansicht (wie beim Adobe Reader). Aber das ist schon „meckern auf hohem Niveau“. Lg Ralph Simon. ### 5/5 — Eine beliebige PDF Datei aus dem Internet herunterladen und danach öffnen mit Vorschau mini. *2024-07-11, version 3.6* Eine beliebige PDF Datei aus dem Internet herunterladen und danach öffnen mit wählen ist Vorschau mini in der Aufstellung von Möglichen vorhandenen Apps auf meinem iPad nicht enthalten. Ist es von mir übersehen worden oder kann man Vorschau mini dort hinzufügen?? ### 5/5 — Sehr tolle App ! *2024-05-22, version 3.4* Die App kann viel und ist dennoch ganz schlicht gehalten. Ganz herzlichen Dank ! ### 5/5 — You don’t realise how much you need this *2024-05-17, version 3.4* I was intrigued as I use Preview al othe time on my Mac, so I downloaded it, within 5 minutes I had paid for the full version. Adding it to your workflow take a few minutes of use, and I keep finding new uses for it. There’s a very good reason why this has 4.9 stars. I also got it during a sale at £8.99 and there’s no subscription just a one time payment. The developer has done an excellent job with this app. I am a very happy bunny right now. 10/10 from me. So if you use your iPad in any way productively just try it, play with it and then flash the cash. ### 5/5 — Great *2024-04-29, version 3.3.3* Exactly what I needed, clean, pra tical and straightforward ### 5/5 — LIKE MACBOOK’s “PREVIEW” 👌 *2024-03-27, version 3.3.3* II switched from my Macbook Pro laptop to an iPad Pro tablet and missed the Preview software I loved on my laptop … and found this iPad app that is quite similar to it, so I’m sure in due time I’ll get accustomed to it and am relieved something similar is available for my tablet! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2024-02-05, version 3.3.1* Thank you. I’ve been struggling with PDFs on my iPadPro - bizarre that Apple don’t have this - I really don’t want Adobe. This does what I need it to do - especially adding password. One-off payment is much appreciated. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-01.*